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HRD-79-65 1 (1979-04-05)

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               UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
                       WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548

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The Honorable William Proxmire
United States Senate


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IL 5, 1979


Dear Senator Proxmire:

     In response to your)reques of September 28, 1978, we
inquired into complaints   u i a  received from a constituent
concerning administrative practices at Service Eployment
Redevelopment.(SERFJobs for Progress, Inc., Milwaukee,
Wisconsin. The complaints related primarily to program
mismanagement and the misuse of Federal funds.      (T-

     The SER program is authorized under th omprehensive
Employment and Training Act of 1973 (CETA) (29 U.S.C. 801,
as amended). SER-Jobs for Progress, Inc., received $605,000
through a grant agreement with the      aukee Cunt Office
for Economic Resource Development     T   rme sponsor) to PL-
admnser isp-r-ogram during fisca         r 1978.

     SER serves Milwaukee's Spanish community and provides
classroom training in adult basic education, job preparation,
and English as a second language. According to SER's grant
agreement, referrals to vocational education courses are made
following the completion of these courses, and the staff also
provides job placement, testing, and counseling services.

      Our work was done in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at the offices
of the CETA prime sponsor, the Milwaukee County Office for
Economic Resource Development, and at SER-Jobs for Progress,
Inc. We interviewed program officials and.reviewed selected
personnel files, job descriptions, financial transactions
(including payroll disbursements), and other records at SER.


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